Posted by admin on May 14, 2016 in Research | 11 comments
“1 in 5 mothers of a child with autism, regardless of maternal diagnosis, were assessed by social services; of those, 1 in 6 had their child compulsorily placed for adoption. Finally, rates of allegations and investigations of suspected fabricated illness amongst children with autism and their siblings were two orders of magnitude higher than the known incidence the UK” Saturday,... read more

Posted by admin on Mar 10, 2016 in Portfolio, Research | 0 comments
The Autism and Motherhood Research Project is a community participatory project researchers from Autism Research Centre and Cambridge University conducted in collaboration with Autism Women Matter. An expert panel of autistic women was recruited from a flyer distributed online through social media. The women were paid a fee for their time and expenses to travel to meetings. Expert panel members... read more

Posted by admin on Feb 20, 2016 in England, Research | 0 comments
Females are referred for an Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) assessment for diagnosis ten times less frequently that their male peers. This document, a response to a request by Department of Health to identify female needs, is compiled using information shared by 100 women that completed an online survey on the 20th November 2013. Autism Strategy Review Contribution (100 Asperger Women... read more